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Female Reproductive System - Q – Obstetric Symptomatic Terms & A – Meaning

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gravida   a pregnant woman; gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies  
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nulligravida   having never been pregnant  
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primigravida   first pregnancy  
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para   to bear; a woman who has produced one or more viable (live outside the uterus) offspring; para followed by a number indicates the number of times a pregnancy has resulted in a single or multiple birth  
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nullipara   a woman who has not borne a child (nulli = none; para = to bear)  
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primipara   first delivery (primi = first; para = to bear)  
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multipara   a woman who has given birth to two or more children  
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cervical effacement   progressive obliteration of the endocervical canal during delivery  
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estimated date of confinement (EDC)   expected date for delivery of the baby; normally 280 days or 40 weeks from last menstrual period (LMP)  
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meconium staining   presence of meconium in amniotic fluid  
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ruptured membranes   rupture of the amniotic sac, usually at onset of labor  
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macrosomia   large-bodied baby commonly seen in diabetic pregnancies (macro = large; soma = body)  
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polyhydramnios   excessive amniotic fluid  
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